The appearance of the Ultra Beast Necrozma gave Xia You a few other things to consider.
Of course, with the three Legendary Pokémon Deoxys, Black Rayquaza, and Dialga in his possession now, he was confident he could defeat Necrozma even if this Ultra Beast appeared.
But did he really want to do that?
Granted, if he stopped it from taking Cyrus away now, he could indeed escort Cyrus to prison himself, but what about afterward?
Once he left, Necrozma would surely appear again and take Cyrus away. Who would be able to stop it then?
Cynthia?
The International Police?
Besides...
The opponents he encountered now were all a little too weak.
Of course, that was not to say they were weak in their own right, but that they were all a little too weak compared to his current strength.
They presented no challenge at all. He could defeat almost all of them with effortless, overwhelming force.
If Necrozma brought these leader-level enemies together, and the Mastermind got each of them a Legendary Pokémon, then his teams would finally have a chance to shine.
But considering the impact on the entire world, if the enemies became too powerful, whatever they did would pose an enormous threat to the world's living creatures. One misstep could even destroy the whole world, leaving no room for error.
But on second thought, even if he defeated Necrozma shortly and temporarily prevented it from taking Cyrus away, would that stop it from making a comeback later?
It was only a matter of sooner or later.
He could stop it for a while, but certainly not forever.
Thinking of it that way, letting Necrozma take Cyrus away directly did not seem to make much difference.
However...
Taking him away would not be that easy.
He had not